The effect of transient changes in organic load on the performance of an anaerobic inverse turbulent bed reactor

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1349-1356

  Arnaiz, C ^a   Buffiere, P ^b   Lebrato, J ^a   Moletta, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic process; Granular floating carrier; Industrial wastewater; Inverse fluidization technology; Phospholipid analysis; Shock loads

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TURBULENT FLOW; WINE;

GRANULAR FLOATING CARRIER; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; INVERSE FLUIDIZATION TECHNOLOGY; SHOCK LOADS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDIZATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TURBULENT FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WINE;

EID: 34948825466     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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